Snow Creek Canyon Fire Fall Fatality 1911

C. B. Hyde was fatally injured when he fell and struck his head while assigned to the Snow Creek Canyon Fire, above Whitewater, California. Fire-loosened rocks were a hazard on the fire, and Hyde was either struck by a rock or lost his footing in avoiding a rock, and fell down a steep slope. Hyde was treated by a fellow firefighter while another went for help at Whitewater at the base of the mountains. A group of responders mobilized, but arrived after Hyde had succumbed to his injuries. 

Hit by Rock, Fatality, Hand Crews